As a takeaway from the Africa in Focus: Civil Society and Populism in Sudan and Ethiopia event, Michael Woldemariam, Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University, explains why political transitions in Ethiopia and Sudan haven't led to full democracies in either country.

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About the Series: Join the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs in a workshop series in Spring 2022 to examine the factors driving recent political transitions as well as geostrategic relations in Africa. This discussion series will focus on political processes and competition, civil society demands, civil-military relations, and the recent rise in coup d’états, particularly in West African countries, Sudan, and Ethiopia. We will also consider the challenges facing African governments and the African Union in coordinating an African foreign policy, highlighting relationships with the US and China, among other actors.